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Birthright(1938)
Status: Released
Date: 1938-01-01
54%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 14m
A story of the negro —and the South
Overview:
After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Micheaux Picture Corporation
Movie: Birthright
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carman Newsome
Peter Siner
Ethel Moses
Cissie
Alec Lovejoy
Tump Pack
Hazel Diaz
Ida May
Trixie Smith
W. Herbert Jelley
Ida Forsyne
C. R. Chase
Alice B. Russell
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Overview
After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Release Date
1938-01-01
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Rating:
2.7 startsTagline
A story of the negro —and the South
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